The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-08-23

| he was asleep on the track and was struck
/ by the morning passenger train, while
many others suspect that he was murdered
and placed there TO throw the authorities
Off the track. He was a well-to-do negro
! farmer and was never known to drink, and
the belief that he was asleep on the track
only two miles from his home seems i'm
probable, although the coroner's jury re-
turned a verdict to that effect. The negroes
are unanimous in tho opinion that he was
murdered.
Bainbridge Democrat: In The old days
of camp-meetingS, a horn was blown to
wake the congregation in the mornings.
| The instrument hung near the stand, and
was generally Sounded by some Of the rev.
ercnd brethren. OF course a camp-meeting
Is great place for practical jokes, and one
TO this effect was played on brother at
Bear Spring "before the war" A rascally
fellow filled the horn with soft soap.
Brothers A. and B. went down to the arbor
soon in the morning to sound the horn.
Brother A. took it, and standing in front of
Brother b., proceeded to blow a blast OF
course Brother B. s slick face was sicklied
over with the pale coat of soft soap. As
soon as he could prevent strangulation, he
spoke out something to this effect: II have
been a Methodist preacher for fifty years
In all that time | have never sworn an
oath, but I'll just be cOnessentially smoth-
cred if can't whip the son of a gun that
soaped that horn"
Chattanooga TENN Times: A little
over year ago DR.. ID. G. Curtis bought a
square of business property in Columbus,
Ga, for which he paid over sll 900. A
few days ago the depot of the Chattanooga,
Rome and Columbus railroad was located
at Columbus, and it will stand just across
the street from DR.. Curtis property He
calls his good fortune pure luck, and says it
Will double the price of his property Last
spring the doctor bought two lots on Mont
gomery avenue for which he paid Sl2 900
He said the lots came high, but he con
cluded he must have them, and made the
purchase. Now the freight depot of this
same road has been located almost across
the street from these lots, and he is happy
He calls this investment business, because
he believed the lots worth all he gave for
them, and now the location of the freight
depot on Montgomery avenue has greatly
enhanced the value of his real estate on
that thoroughfare. DR.. Curtis is happy
over both of his purchases, and says he
cannot fail to be large gamer because of
the construction of the Chattanooga, Rome
and Columbus railroad.
Athens Banner Waterman: The grow
ing crop has proven a sad disappointment to
the farmers, and the bright prospects are
fast whitening. The crop is now near
enough made to form some definite idea as
to what will be the yield. Cotton will Ger
tainly be cut short one-third from an aver
age yield. The weed is magnificent and
very deceptive. There are but few bols on
the stalks and the squares now forming are
falling off. A great many bolls are opening,
particularly in the dry streaks, and around
High Shoals, in Oconee county, some farm
ers will begin picking Even the corn crop,
which at time Such bf.inht
promise is not turning out what is expected,
and, counting the loss on the bottoms, the
yield will be as short as that of cotton
Farmers are now pulling fodder, and they
discover that the wrenching of the corn
stalks by the heavy winds has caused the
grains to wither, and hence the upland crop
will not turn out as heavy as expected.
Sweet potatoes have run too much to vine,
as also field peas. The crop prospect is far
from being gloomy, but at the same time it
will not near equal what was at one time
promised